Attachment for flanged containers



Oct. 18, 1966 P. J. WOOD ATTACHMENT FOR FLANQED CONTAINERS Filed 001:. 30, 1964 INVENTOR. PRENTICE J WO0D ATTO RN EY United States Patent 3,279,113 ATTACHMENT FOR FLANGED CONTAINERS Prentice J. Wood, Jonesboro, Ga., assignor to The Mead Corporation, a corporation of Ohio Filed Oct. 30, 1964, Ser. No. 407,768 6 Claims. (Cl. 40-306) This invention relates to attachments for flanged containers and more particularly to an advertising attachment which is particularly adapted for quick and etficient mounting on a chimed can or on a capped bottle.

Certain consumer type products utilize advertising panels which are adapted for mounting on the individual packages. Such attachments are effective but sometimes are objectionable because they frequently become detached from the associated container.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an advertising attachment for flanged containers which is both easy to attach and which is especially adapted for secure holding engagement with the associated container.

The invention in one form comprises a pair of generally parallel spaced apart base panels to corresponding ends of which a pair of side panels are foldably joined respectively. According to the invention, the portions of the side edges of the side panels which are respectively disposed between the adjacent ends of the base panels are cutaway so as to receive the chime of the associated can or the flange of a bottle cap when the base panels are disposed in face contacting parallel engagement with the ends of the container. The dimensional relationship between the diameter of the container, the lengths of the cutaway portions of the side panels as well as the lengths of the base panels is such that the side panels are forced to conform generally with the shape of the container and thereby the side panels are maintained in positions of general parallelism with its axis.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a can such as might be used in packaging a consumer item and to which an attachment constructed according to the invention is affixed; FIG. 2 is a plan view of a blank from which the attachment shown in FIG. 1 is formed; FIG. 3 is generally similar to FIG. 1 but shows a modification of the invention; and in which FIG. 4 is a plan view of a blank from which the attachment shown in FIG. 3 is formed.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the numeral 1 designates a first base panel while the numeral 2 designates a second base panel. A first side panel is designated by the numeral 8 and is foldably joined to the ends of the base panels 1 and 2 along fold lines 4 and 5. Side panel 3 is cutaway as indicated at 6 to receive a portion of the chime of the associated can C. A second side panel 7 is foldably joined along fold lines 8 and 9 to base panels 1 and 2, respectively. A cutaway portion 13 is formed in side panel 7 at the portion thereof between the fold lines 8 and 9.

According to this invention, the attachment is securely held on the can and the side panels 3 and 7 are maintained in positions generally parallel to the axis of the can C due to the fact that the length of the base panels 1 and 2 is somewhat shorter than the diameter of the can C. Thus the portions of the side panels adjacent to the base panels are drawn against the can and forced to conform with the curvature of its side wall while the cutaway portions 6 and 13 firmly engage the can chime. The base panels 1 and 2 tend to move toward each other and the space therebetween prevents buckling or distortion of these panels.

While the space between the base panels 1 and 2 and the side panels 3 and 7 is generally in the shape of an hour- 3,279,113 Patented Oct. 18, 1966 ICC glass, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the hourglass configuration.

While the above description and the drawings apply to primary packages in the form of chimed cans, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto and that the attachment of this invention is equally applicable to other types of primary packages such, for example, as capped bottles.

The modification of the invention as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is quite similar to that depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2 and parts of FIGS. 3 and 4 are designated by the same numerals as the corresponding parts of FIGS. 1 and 2 except that the suflix A has been added to the numerals of FIGS. 3 and 4. Basically, the base panel 1A of FIGS. 3 and 4 is projected sidewise as is the side panel 3A and the fold line 4A therebetween. In addition, auxiliary panel 10 has been provided and is foldably joined to base panel 1A along fold line 11 which in reality is an extension of fold line 8A.

The side edge 12 of auxiliary advertising panel 10 which is adjacent to can CA is curved so as to conform generally with the configuration of the side of can CA when the plane of panel 10 is disposed angularly relative to the axis of can CA as shown in FIG. 3. Thus the curved part 12 of the auxiliary advertising panel 10 causes the panel to occupy the position depicted in FIG. 3 with the panel 10 securely in position as shown.

As in the case of the arrangement shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cutaway elements 6A and 13A are spaced apart relative to the diameter of the can CA so as to impose a tension stress on the base panels 1A and 2A so as to cause the side panels 3A and 7A to conform generally with the curvature of can CA. In this way the side panels 3A and 7A are maintained generally parallel with the curved sides of the can CA. As indicated in the arrangements shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the space between the base panels 1A and 2A accommodates inward move ment of the base panels relative to each other when the attachment is applied to a can.

Thus in accordance with the invention, a secure and reliable holding action is achieved as well as the benefits of individual advertising of a primary package.

The modification of FIGS. 3 and 4 can also be used with packages such as capped bottles.

While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto and that it is intended in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the in vention.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. An attachment for flanged containers comprising a pair of generally parallel spaced base panels, a first side panel foldably joined along an edge thereof to corresponding ends of said base panels, said edge of said first side panel being cutaway at the part thereof between said base panels to receive a portion of a container flange, and a second side panel foldably joined along an edge thereof to the other ends of said base panels, said edge of said second side panel being cutaway at the part thereof between said base panels to receive a portion of the flange of the container which is diammetrically opposite to the portion thereof adjacent said first side panel, the length of said base panels relative to the diameter of the container being such that said side panels are forced to conform at least partially to the curvature thereof and to occupy positions of substantial parallelism relative to the sides of the container and in a direction normal to the ends thereof.

base panels are caused to move generally toward each other upon application of the attachment to a container due to the dimensional relationship between the length of said base panels, the length of said cutaway portions in said side panels and the diameter of the container.

3. An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said side panels is constructed of sufiicient shape and area to afford advertising space.

4. An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said base panels is projected in a direction away from the other base panel sufiiciently to afford an extended hinge line and wherein an auxiliary advertising panel is foldably joined thereto at said offset hinge line.

5. An arrangement according to claim 4 wherein said auxiliary panel is constructed with a curved side edge adapted to engage and generally to conform with the curved side of the container when the plane of said auxiliary panel is disposed at an angle to the axis of the container.

6. An attachment for flanged containers comprising a pair of generally parallel spaced base panels, a first side panel foldably joined along an edge thereof to corresponding ends of said base panels, said edge of said first side panel being cutaway at the part thereof between saidbases panels to receive a portion of a container flange, and a second side panel foldably joinedalong an edge thereof to the other ends'of said base panels, said edge of said second panel being cutaway at the part thereof between said base panels to receive a portion of the flange of the container which is diammetrically opposite to the portion thereof adjacent said first side panel, the length of said base panels being less than the diameter of the container and said side panels being disposed along the sides of the container and substantially parallelto the axis of the con- EUGENE R. CAPOZI'O, Primary Examiner. w. J. CONTRERAS, Assistant Examiner. 

1. AN ATTACHMENT FOR FLANGED CONTAINERS COMPRISING A PAIR OF GENERALLY PARALLEL SPACED BASE PANELS, A FIRST SIDE PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED ALONG AN EDGE THEREOF TO CORRESPONDING ENDS OF SAID BASE PANELS, SAID EDGE OF SAID FIRST SIDE PANEL BEING CUTAWAY AT THE PART THEREOF BETWEEN SAID BASE PANELS TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF A CONTAINER FLANGE, AND A SECOND SIDE PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED ALONG AN EDGE THEREOF TO THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID BASE PANELS, SAID EDGE OF SAID SECOND SIDE PANEL BEING CUTAWAY AT THE PART THEREOF BETWEEN SAID BASE PANELS TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE FLANGE OF THE CONTAINER WHICH IS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE TO THE PORTION THEREOF ADJACENT SAID FIRST SIDE PANEL, THE LENGTH OF SAID BASE PANELS RELATIVE TO THE DIAMETER OF THE CONTAINER BEING SUCH THAT SAID SIDE PANELS ARE FORCED TO CONFORM AT LEAST PARTIALLY TO THE CURVATURE THEREOF AND TO OCCUPY POSITIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL PARALLELISM RELATIVE TO THE SIDES OF THE CONTAINER AND IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE ENDS THEREOF. 